Developers that build Fortnite experiences can now try out a new first-person camera mode. The feature will first be available as an experimental release in the Unreal Editor for Fortnite. Later this year, the feature will launch in beta, and at that time, creators will be able to publish their experiences with first-person modes, Epic Games says.
The company first revealed the first-person perspective at its State of Unreal show in March, though it’s not planned for Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode, Epic confirmed to Rock Paper Shotgun. You can get a brief look at the mode in Epic’s State of Unreal replay at 1:06:26 and in a post on X shared today.
New POV just dropped ‼️
First Person Camera Mode is now available as an Experimental Feature. You can’t publish your islands using the device juuuust yet, but keep an eye out for the Beta release later this year!
Learn all about it here: https://t.co/o5zKyPnrr8 pic.twitter.com/9VydsYqcNf
— Fortnite Creators (@FNCreate) October 1, 2024
For now, not everything a player does will stay in first person. Certain actions, including swimming, gliding, and skydiving, the player’s camera will change to third person, Epic writes in a blog post, and this is behavior that will remain when the first-person camera officially launches in beta.
Update, October 1st: Added X post from Epic Games.